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 Creative Commons makes sharing easy                                                       The Internet makes it easy for people to                                                    Our free, easy-to-use licenses provide a simple, standardized  

                                                                                           share and build on each other’s creations. But                                              way to give the public permission to share and use your creative  

                                                                                           sometimes the law makes it hard.                                                            work — on conditions of your choosing. CC licenses let you  

                                                                                                                                                                                       easily change your copyright terms from “all rights reserved” to  

                                                                                           Whenever you snap a photograph, record a                                                    “some rights reserved.” 



                                                                                           song, publish an article, or put your original                                              Creative Commons licenses are not an alternative to copyright.  

  Six licenses                                                                             writing online, that work is automatically                                                  By default, copyright allows only limited reuses without your  

                                                                                           considered “All Rights Reserved” in the eyes of                                             permission. CC licenses let you grant additional permissions  

                                                                                           copyright law.                                                                              to the public, allowing reuse on the terms best suited to your  

 for sharing                                                                               In many cases, that means that other people                                                 needs while reserving some rights for yourself. 



                                                                                                                                                                                       We’ve collaborated with copyright experts around the world to  

                                                                                           can’t reuse or remix your work without asking                                               ensure that our licenses work globally. 

 your work                                                                                 for your permission first.                                                                  If you are looking for content that you can freely and legally  



                                                                                                                                                                                       use, there is a wealth of CC-licensed creativity available to you.  

                                                                                           But what if you want others to reuse your work? 

                                                                                                                                                                                       There are hundreds of millions of works—from songs and videos  

                                                                                                                                                                                       to scientific and academic material—available to the public for  

                                                                                           If you want to give people the right to share, use, and even  

                                                                                                                                                                                       free and legal use under the terms of our licenses, with more  

                                                                                           build upon a work you’ve created, consider publishing under  

                                                                                                                                                                                       being contributed every day. 

                                                                                           a Creative Commons license. 



                                                                                           A CC license lets you decide which rights you’d like to keep,  

                                                                                           and it clearly conveys to those using your work how they’re  

                                                                                           permitted to use it without asking you in advance. 



What Is Creative Commons?                                                                  Step 1: Choose License Features                                                             Step 2: Get a License 

Creative Commons is a global nonprofit organization                                        Publishing under a Creative Commons license is easy. First, choose the                      Based on your choices, you will get a license that clearly indicates how  

                                                                                           conditions that you want to apply to your work.                                             other people may use your creative work. 

dedicated to supporting an open and accessible Internet  

that is enriched with free knowledge and creative resources  

for people around the world to use, share, and cultivate.                                             Attribution                                                                                                 Attribution 



                                                                                                      All CC licenses require that others who use your work in any way  

Our easy-to-use licenses provide a simple, standardized way  

                                                                                                      must give you credit the way you request, but not in a way that  

to give the public permission to share and use your creative  

                                                                                                      suggests you endorse them or their use. If they want to use your  

work — on conditions of your choice. CC licenses let you                                              work without giving you credit or for endorsement purposes,                                                 Attribution — ShareAlike 

change your copyright terms from the default of “all rights                                           they must get your permission first. 

reserved” to “some rights reserved.” 



                                                                                                      NonCommercial 

Millions of people use CC licenses on some of the world’s                                                                                                                                                         Attribution — NonCommercial 

                                                                                                      You let others copy, distribute, display, perform, and (unless you  

most popular platforms for user-generated content. When                                               have chosen NoDerivs) modify and use your work for any purpose  

you use a CC license to share your photos, videos, or blog,                                           other than commercially unless they get your permission first. 

your creation joins a globally accessible pool of resources  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Attribution — NoDerivs 

that includes the work of artists, educators, scientists, and                                         ShareAlike 

governments.                                                                                          You let others copy, distribute, display, perform, and modify your  



                                                                                                      work, as long as they distribute any modified work on the same  

                                                                                                      terms. If they want to distribute modified works under other                                                Attribution — NonCommercial — ShareAlike 

       Creative Commons has waived all copyright and                                                  terms, they must get your permission first. 

        related or neighboring rights to this guide using the  

       CC0 Public Domain Dedication. 



                                                                                                      NoDerivs                                                                                                    Attribution — NonCommercial — NoDerivs 



                                                                                                      You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only original  

                                                                                                      copies of your work. If they want to modify your work, they must  

                                                                                                      get your permission first. 

